Setting up the "Trump's fault" narrative.
I think Zelensky has been beaten up enough that he has given up any fantasy that Ukraine isn’t going to get back all its territory. Now Trump has to find a way to squeeze Putin into serious negotiation. That hasn’t happened yet.
Exactly. The narrative will be that Trump lost Ukraine ignoring the fact that the war was lost years ago and was unwinnable from the beginning. Moreover, the negotiated settlement that will result will be far worse than the deal that was reached in Istanbul in March 2022.
Zelensky continued to demand security guarantees from the West,
<><> including deploying troops to Ukraine
<><>and providing air defense;
<><>he recognized the inability of Ukrainian armed forces to reclaim lost territories
<><>and has not ruled out new losses
<><>in the event the regime loses Washington’s support.
“We lack the strength to [regain] everything,” he told CBS News, then reasserted that Ukraine will not recognize lost territories as Russian. “Undoubtedly, there will be negotiations– both trilateral and bilateral. We will reach a diplomatic resolution of this war,” he said, speaking of potential ways to settle the conflict.
So what if they can’t regain lost territory. They still have the untapped drafting of their women to go to the slaughter. They might get another couple years of war with that idea. That should keep that little prick in power for a while.
Stop it before you lose even more people and territory!
the Cossacks lose to the Muscovites again.
“Without the US, there will be more losses - that’s a fact,” Zelensky emphasized.”
Not if you surrender, bozo. Then you would lose no more land and no more lives. Or you can continue to lose both.
OK...sounds like the war will redraw new borders. So what...been happening since men, tribes, nations have been warring.
who cares.
Very few that voted for Trump care.
Not a whole lot of Americans in general care.
Our United States is 4 percent of the world's population. The European Union is larger, and we are reminded that one European leader said:
“500 million Europeans are asking 300 million Americans to defend them against 140 million Russians. [...] Europe today lacks the belief that we are truly a global force.”Zelensky is becoming ever more of a footnote in world history.Polish PM Donald Tusk, speaking before his flight to London for the European Ukraine summit:
No, no, and hell no. He needs to accept that he is not going to be able to push the Russians out of the eastern areas and cut his losses.
But I'm not sure agreeing to the Russians staying is enough for Putin to end the war. He may still think he can conquer all of Ukraine - and maybe he can.
Yep. He is setting up Trump.
Zelensky’s forced conscription needs to pick up the pace.
Ukraine lacks the strength to regain ANY territory.
If Zelensky believes this, why isn't he agreeing to unconditional peace talks with Russia?
I was assured that Ukraine was wiiiiinnnnnniiiiing and advancing on all fronts, from victory to victory, ghost of kiev etc.
Heck, to hear it told Ukraine simultaneously is holding back Russia “single handedly” and Russia is “sooooo weak” while at the same time “Russia is going to steamroll alllll of Europe!!1!”
Shrödinger’s menace.